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ArticleJournal of aging and health2017

Arthritis and Risk of Cognitive and Functional Impairment in Older Mexican Adults.

Sreenivas P Veeranki, Brian Downer, Daniel Jupiter, Rebeca Wong

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Article in Journal of aging and health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The Sequence of Physical and Cognitive Impairment and the Association with Mortality Among Unimpaired Older Mexican Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sreenivas P Veeranki1 University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
Brian Downer1 University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
Daniel Jupiter1 University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
Rebeca Wong1 University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

UTMB OAIC Research Education Component (REC)P30AG024832 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI JAMES S. GOODWIN, MD, MELISSA M. MORROW · 2005 to 2026
$26.7M
The Mexican Health and Aging Study - IIR01AG018016 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI Rebeca Wong · 1999 to 2026
$22.6M
HEALTH OF OLDER MINORITIEST32AG000270 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI Brian Gregory Downer, NEIL MEHTA · 1999 to 2026
$5.2M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG024832NIA NIH HHS R01 AG018016NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000270
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study investigated the risk of cognitive and functional impairment in older Mexicans diagnosed with arthritis. Participants included 2,681 Mexicans, aged ≥60 years, enrolled in the Mexican Health and Aging Study cohort.

methodParticipants were categorized into arthritis and no arthritis exposure groups. Primary outcome included participants categorized into "cognitively impaired" or "cognitively normal" groups. Secondary outcomes included participants categorized into Normal, Functionally Impaired only, Cognitively Impaired only, or Dementia (both cognitively and functionally impaired) groups. Multivariable logistic and multinomial regression models were used to assess the relationships.

resultsOverall, 16% or 7% were diagnosed with cognitive impairment or dementia. Compared with older Mexicans without arthritis, those who were diagnosed with arthritis had significantly increased risk of functional impairment (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.82, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.45, 2.29]), but not of dementia.

conclusionArthritis is associated with increased risk of functional impairment, but not with dementia after 11 years in older Mexicans.

Indexed as

ArthritisPersons with DisabilitiesAgedCognitive DysfunctionFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMexicoMiddle AgedRisk Assessmentarthritiscognitive impairmentfunctional impairmentolder Mexican adults

Identifiers

PMID26965081
PMCPMC5017899
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